December

3rd – St. Francis Xavier – priest

4th – St. John Damascene – priest and doctor of the church

6th – St. Nicholas – bishop

7th – St. Ambrose – bishop and doctor of the church

8th – Immaculate Conception

10th – Our Lady of Loreto

11th – St. Damasus – pope

12th – Our Lady of Guadalupe

13th – St. Lucy – virgin and martyr

14th – St. John of the Cross – priest and doctor of the church

21st – St. Peter Canisius – priest and doctor of the church

23rd – St. John Kanty – priest

25th – Nativity of Our Lord

26th – St. Stephen – deacon and martyr

27th – St. John – apostle and evangelist

28th – Holy Innocents

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I’m fascinated by contrasts and have long enjoyed the concept of smallness, perhaps especially in the context of the wonder that comes from gazing up into the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica or enjoying the vastness of a starry sky.

I’m a Catholic, deacon-candidate-wife, mom/mom-in-law to 7; retired homeschool mom & parish DRE; ADHD, Celiac, HSP; I love learning and writing.

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